Oberharz
[ˈoːbɐˌhaːɐ̯t͡s]
The verdict
“Oberharz” is uncommon German (frequency #66,554 among 14,908 “O” headwords), classed as a proper noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #66,554
- frequency rank, German
- 14,908
- “O” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - nordwestlicher Teil des Harzes in Niedersachsen, Deutschland
Corpus desk
Index DE-oberharz · Oberharz · German
Oberharz · rank #66,554 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #66,554
- LEN-LONG 8 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-DENSE 14,908
- PHOTO-FINISH Oberflächenwa…
Nearest frequency peer: Oberflächenwasser (-1 rank slots)
Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.
Frequency neighbourhood for “Oberharz”
Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)
- Nutztieren
Nutztieren
33,452 corpus weight
- Oberflächen…
Oberflächenwasser
33,448 corpus weight
- Oberharz
Oberharz
33,447 corpus weight
- Oberhoheit
Oberhoheit
33,446 corpus weight
- Oelde
Oelde
33,443 corpus weight
- offiziellem
offiziellem
33,442 corpus weight
What this shows Bars show where “Oberharz” sits against the nearest ranked German headwords in the FrequencyWords band, not a reprint of letter-browse containment.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Oberharz |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Proper noun |
| IPA | [ˈoːbɐˌhaːɐ̯t͡s] |
| Letters | 8 |
| Frequency rank | #66,554 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Oberharz” sits in German frequency
Rare enough to double-check
Oberharz is uncommon German at frequency #66,554 among 14,908 “O” headwords, classed as aproper noun, transcribed [ˈoːbɐˌhaːɐ̯t͡s]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
Zero misspellings are on record for Oberharz in our index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
No documented word history exists for this headword, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is Oberharz, spelled O-B-E-R-H-A-R-Z.
Definition
- 1nordwestlicher Teil des Harzes in Niedersachsen, Deutschland
- 2Naturschutzgebiet im Südosten Niedersachsens, Deutschland
Antonyms
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 German corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
PlainSpell is rendered directly from structured Wiktionary extracts and open word-frequency lists, no number is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of May 6, 2026. Primary sources: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) and FrequencyWords.
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Similar German words by spelling shape
Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "Oberharz", not the corpus desk frequency band.
Same letter count
Frequency-ranked German headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).
Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.